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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st August 2011, 01:16 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 5,684
Posted By Terry
And what, pray tell, is wrong with that?

And what, pray tell, is wrong with that?
Forum: Skeptical Events 10th July 2011, 11:30 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,215
Posted By Terry
Last year, we checked our bikes in at the bell...

Last year, we checked our bikes in at the bell desk, and collected them for a pre-TAM ride most mornings. There wasn't a BMX thing going on there that year though.
Forum: Education 16th June 2011, 10:05 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 3,519
Posted By Terry
Nah, it was "research".

Nah, it was "research".
Forum: Skeptical Events 30th May 2011, 08:32 AM
Replies: 217
Views: 15,963
Posted By Terry
Name|Arrival|Departure|Comments hcmom|?|?|?

Name|Arrival|Departure|Comments
hcmom|?|?|?
Forum: Skeptical Events 16th July 2010, 08:36 AM
Replies: 200
Views: 20,507
Posted By Terry
I believe the technical term for this is "brown...

I believe the technical term for this is "brown flavor dark hotel water beverage".
Forum: Skeptical Events 4th July 2010, 06:53 PM
Replies: 569
Views: 35,229
Posted By Terry
Added me 'n' Steve. Forum Name|Real Name...

Added me 'n' Steve.

Forum Name|Real Name (optional)
20vturbo | Bryan Stewart
AdMan | Erik
Allecher | Lei
AZAtheist & Nancy | Don & Nancy Lacey
bearcub | Frank Medved
Big Frankie C | Frank...
Forum: Skeptical Events 2nd June 2010, 08:37 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 9,987
Posted By Terry
Actually I'm planning to bring a bike, so who...

Actually I'm planning to bring a bike, so who knows, if you hang around the lobby in the early morning, you might be in luck...
Forum: Skeptical Events 2nd June 2010, 08:26 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 9,987
Posted By Terry
Me too, please. Or should I just wear shorts :)

Me too, please. Or should I just wear shorts :)
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 31st May 2010, 10:55 AM
Replies: 155
Views: 13,632
Posted By Terry
Surely that should be a copper-plated...

Surely that should be a copper-plated stainless-steel rod? or actually, better yet, silver-plated.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 31st May 2010, 07:07 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 9,556
Posted By Terry
So what's your evidence that the earth isn't...

So what's your evidence that the earth isn't rotating, for instance?
Forum: USA Politics 22nd May 2010, 05:04 PM
Replies: 230
Views: 6,177
Posted By Terry
That does not follow.

That does not follow.
Forum: Skeptical Events 15th April 2010, 08:27 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 7,276
Posted By Terry
But you're actually good at bowling, you don't...

But you're actually good at bowling, you don't need someone to make you look good by comparison.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 11th April 2010, 07:36 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 566
Posted By Terry
If you call a dog's tail a leg, how many legs...

If you call a dog's tail a leg, how many legs does a dog have?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th March 2010, 02:49 PM
Replies: 985
Views: 47,471
Posted By Terry
I live in SoCal, thanks. I'm not scared to drive...

I live in SoCal, thanks. I'm not scared to drive my Prius in L.A.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th March 2010, 11:01 AM
Replies: 985
Views: 47,471
Posted By Terry
Oh come on. It's no sports car, but it's hardly...

Oh come on. It's no sports car, but it's hardly sluggish either. 0-60 is sub 10 seconds, and I never have any worries about merging onto a freeway where the prevailing traffic is doing 70-80.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th March 2010, 10:40 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 5,594
Posted By Terry
No they don't.

No they don't.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th March 2010, 11:54 AM
Replies: 139
Views: 7,443
Posted By Terry
They have to make a reasonable effort. They...

They have to make a reasonable effort. They don't have to take extreme measures. At least, that's what I learned in the ADA for beginning managers class I took some time in the last decade. (I'm...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 12th March 2010, 09:48 AM
Replies: 126
Views: 8,492
Posted By Terry
I imagine Kelvin had seen a bird at some point in...

I imagine Kelvin had seen a bird at some point in his life, too.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 12th March 2010, 09:41 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 8,187
Posted By Terry
Freeman Dyson would be interested to hear that.

Freeman Dyson would be interested to hear that.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th March 2010, 08:48 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 2,861
Posted By Terry
It doesn't matter who or how many people get...

It doesn't matter who or how many people get hurt, so long as no-one accidentally does something nice for a homo.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th March 2010, 09:47 AM
Replies: 985
Views: 47,471
Posted By Terry
He wouldn't even notice the lack of power...

He wouldn't even notice the lack of power steering at highway speed. Maybe when he came to park it it might have been a bit harder.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th March 2010, 08:42 PM
Replies: 201
Views: 8,562
Posted By Terry
Use the [noparse] tag!

Use the [noparse] tag!
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st March 2010, 10:14 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 857
Posted By Terry
Bruce Bagemihl wrote a whole book about this...

Bruce Bagemihl wrote a whole book about this (which is made fun of in the Ricky Gervais clip).
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 28th February 2010, 04:30 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,373
Posted By Terry
Lilly and Portillo?

Lilly and Portillo?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th February 2010, 06:03 PM
Replies: 169
Views: 6,795
Posted By Terry
Except in the British Commonwealth, where a pint...

Except in the British Commonwealth, where a pint is 20 fluid ounces. The saying should really be "A pint's a pound in America".
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 26th February 2010, 07:39 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 6,730
Posted By Terry
Pak_Protector

Pak_Protector
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd February 2010, 08:24 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 8,216
Posted By Terry
That is not accurate.

That is not accurate.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd February 2010, 10:13 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,859
Posted By Terry
The speed of light is the same in ALL reference...

The speed of light is the same in ALL reference frames. You see the photons come past you at C, I see those same photons come past me at C, if I'm standing on a planet that is the reference for your...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd February 2010, 10:09 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 8,216
Posted By Terry
Time for a quick plug for our very own...

Time for a quick plug for our very own DoubtingStephen's website, The sensible celiac (http://www.thesensibleceliac.com/), maybe?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd February 2010, 08:56 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,859
Posted By Terry
The speed of light is the same in all reference...

The speed of light is the same in all reference frames. So the (forward-facing) photons emitted by the light bulb in the back of your ship still come flying past you at C, no matter how fast your...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd February 2010, 08:54 AM
Replies: 1,275
Views: 115,900
Posted By Terry
Have you done a blinded test? If not, are you...

Have you done a blinded test? If not, are you really sure you aren't just hearing/seeing what you expect to see?
Forum: USA Politics 18th February 2010, 08:08 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 2,354
Posted By Terry
Two tylenol will make your headache better. A...

Two tylenol will make your headache better. A whole bottle will kill you.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th February 2010, 09:04 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 7,834
Posted By Terry
You are confused. While there are different...

You are confused. While there are different sizes of infinity, both those sets are the same size of infinity. You can demonstrate this by providing a one-to-one correspondence between the elements...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 7th February 2010, 11:29 AM
Replies: 509
Views: 120,044
Posted By Terry
A baseball isn't in free fall, because it is...

A baseball isn't in free fall, because it is interacting with the air.
Forum: Latest Commentary Issues 2nd February 2010, 08:56 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 7,160
Posted By Terry
Yup, it shows that God is a complete *******.

Yup, it shows that God is a complete *******.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 28th January 2010, 09:41 AM
Replies: 628
Views: 56,716
Posted By Terry
iPhones can multi-task. It's just that the API...

iPhones can multi-task. It's just that the API to run as other than the main foreground process is not public. Only Apple apps, like the music player, are allowed to use it.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 28th January 2010, 08:58 AM
Replies: 628
Views: 56,716
Posted By Terry
or Android...

or Android...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th January 2010, 08:30 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 9,828
Posted By Terry
The argument is that any non-random strategy can...

The argument is that any non-random strategy can be detected by analytic means, and therefore the attacker can work it to their advantage. So if red-headed people are three times as likely to be...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th January 2010, 08:13 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 4,844
Posted By Terry
Also, what happens to the sex robots when...

Also, what happens to the sex robots when humanity dies out? I should write a novel about that. Oh darn, Charles Stross beat me to it :(
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 10th January 2010, 12:44 PM
Replies: 509
Views: 120,044
Posted By Terry
On the other hand, if you actually measure their...

On the other hand, if you actually measure their temperatures, you will find them all the same (assuming they've had sufficient time to come to equilibrium). This is due to the way your skin senses...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 6th January 2010, 09:37 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,645
Posted By Terry
<pink_floyd>There is no dark side of the moon. ...

<pink_floyd>There is no dark side of the moon. Matter of fact, it's all dark.</pink_floyd>
Forum: Education 31st December 2009, 09:20 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 4,439
Posted By Terry
Bah! Humbug!

Bah! Humbug!
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 28th December 2009, 05:11 PM
Replies: 4,800
Views: 451,813
Posted By Terry
Recently finished A Christmas Carol (just a...

Recently finished A Christmas Carol (just a novella really), now starting on Saturn's Children by Charles Stross. Oh, and Gulliver's Travels before the Dickens.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th December 2009, 04:55 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 7,939
Posted By Terry
you have a zero'th birthday though.

you have a zero'th birthday though.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 27th December 2009, 02:56 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 3,029
Posted By Terry
What is the infrared disaster? Is it related to...

What is the infrared disaster? Is it related to the Ultraviolet catastrophe ?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 24th December 2009, 03:33 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,775
Posted By Terry
Does it work when you don't already know where...

Does it work when you don't already know where the cables are? You might find testing this carefully to be enlightening. (Also, for ease of looking up references, you might care to note that the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th December 2009, 10:05 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 12,342
Posted By Terry
http://ipayroadtax.com/ The majority of us...

http://ipayroadtax.com/

The majority of us already do.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th December 2009, 11:27 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,804
Posted By Terry
So does the US (although over here, it is 60 Hz...

So does the US (although over here, it is 60 Hz not 50 Hz). I'm not aware of any country that has "real" electricity infrastructure that provides DC to the home.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th December 2009, 09:36 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 2,752
Posted By Terry
(I fixed the thread title to reflect the content.)

(I fixed the thread title to reflect the content.)
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 6th December 2009, 09:25 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 22,369
Posted By Terry
"Just no way" doesn't cut it. Show us the...

"Just no way" doesn't cut it. Show us the math.
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